- It takes 60 tonnes of paint to cover the tower. Originally a reddish brown, the color used now is Eiffel Tower Brown in three shades, the darkest at the bottom and lightest at the top. Painters need 1,500 brushes to complete a new coat, applied every seven years.
Sterling is located in northeast Virginia. Sterling is part of Loudoun County. Sterling has 5.48 square miles of land area and 0.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Sterling population is 27,822. Sterling median household income is $86,743 in 2008-2012. Sterling median house value is $297,300 in 2008-2012.
The table below compares Sterling to the other 591 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Virginia by rank and percentile using July 1, 2015 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.